We spent 11 nights at Aulani in March and didn’t feel it was too long. It was my first trip to Hawaii and my husband’s first time on Oahu. We had a good mix of downtime and active days. Day 1: Watched the sunrise in Kailua, followed by a guided kayaking tour. Then did sightseeing back down the windward side of the island, stopping at beaches and trails. Then we visited the Japanese Village Walk at the Ala Moana mall where we had dinner and saw Japanese Elvis perform. Day 2: Pearl Harbor, lunch at Anna Miller’s, rented beach chairs on Waikiki where my daughter also participated in a surf lesson. Stopped for Leonard’s malasadas. Day 3: Whale watching, snorkeling, swimming with dolphins with Wild Side Specialty Tours (HIGHLY recommend) on the leeward side. Pool/beach time at Aulani. Luau at Aulani. Day 4: Full day at Aulani. We had a cabana but wouldn’t do it again (preferred being on the beach). Husband had a spa treatment. Rainbow Reef, swimming, etc. Day 5: Hiked Diamond Head (loved and will do again), late breakfast at Bogart’s Cafe, intended to hike Manoa Falls trail, but was closed due to trail conditions (flooding). Day 6: Exploring. Tropical Farms Macadamia Nut Farm. Stops at beaches on the windward side, visited La’ie Point, lunch at Hale’iwa Beach House, Matsumoto for shave ice, watched sea turtles on Laniakea Beach, watched sun set at Aulani. Day 7: I had a spa treatment at Aulani, hung out at the beach, pool and Rainbow Reef all day. Dinner at Makahiki. Day 8: Ziplining at ClimbWorks (definitely not my thing, but even I thoroughly enjoyed this). Lunch from Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck. Visited nearby craft/vendor booths. Spent the rest of the day on the beach at Aulani. Visited the Fireside Mo’olelo fir Uncle’s storytelling (loved, but it was the one negative encounter throughout the entire trip—with a very entitled guest). Day 9: At Aulani all day. Did the Menehune Adventure Trail. Day 10: Breakfast at ‘Ama’Ama. Pool/ beach time. Daughter participated in a tween activity at Aulani. *On either day 9 or 10, we did some sightseeing while driving and again visited the North Shore. I know many talk about drive time and traffic on Oahu, but it didn’t bother us at all. Everyone is so chill while driving and we loved looking at the neighborhoods, mountains, sky, EVERYTHING—it was all spectacular!